For the first time in 2017, the White Review Short Story Prize will be running concurrently on both sides of the Atlantic, with the usual competition running in Britain and Ireland, and a separate contest taking place simultaneously in the US & Canada.

Made possible by the generous support of the Jerwood Charitable Foundation in 2013, the prize awards £2,500 to the best piece of short fiction by a writer resident in Britain & Ireland who has yet to secure a publishing deal.  The US & Canada prize will award US$3,000 to the best piece of short fiction by a writer resident in North America who has yet to secure a publishing deal.

In both cases, the judges will be looking for short stories that explore and expand the possibilities of the form. We encourage submissions from all literary genres, and there are no restrictions on theme or subject matter. We would only emphasise that the prize was founded to reward ambitious, imaginative and innovative approaches to creative writing.

Both winning stories will be published in a quarterly print issue of THE WHITE REVIEW. Shortlisted writers will have their work published online and receive feedback from the editors of THE WHITE REVIEW.

The judges for the 2017 White Review Short Story Prize in Britain & Ireland are:

MITZI ANGEL is the publisher at Faber & Faber.

JOE DUNTHORNE was born and brought up in Swansea. His debut novel, SUBMARINE, has been translated into ten languages and was made into an acclaimed film directed by Richard Ayoade. His second novel, WILD ABANDON, was published in 2012. His debut poetry pamphlet was published by Faber & Faber. He lives in London.

ALBA ZIEGLER-BAILEY is an agent at The Wylie Agency.

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